Sunday, June 14, 2020

Sacred Geometry paintings

Balanced Square
Room in Perspective
The top two paintings I have introduced perspective.

For a few years I have been working on a series of paintings based on sacred geometry. All shapes fit in a circle. I have created paintings using all shapes from 3 equal sides to 9 equal sides. I also set them up to to certain ratios, like what is called the golden section. I don't know the math but can figure out how to do them by the diagrams in the two books I have. These shapes are the buildings blocks of life. I start by drawing out the designs on paper. It might take me several days to figure one out and get what I like as a composition. Then I have to decide on the colors I want to use and the values. They evolve through trial and instinct, with much changing in the process. When it looks right I stop. There are other variations that could work and I could make many paintings from one design. The top two below are finished and the two below are steps in the process .
The drawings at the bottom are for Rotating Square.


pinks

white square







I am going to do this one next

Rotating Square This painting has 3,4,5, and 8 sides